March 30 Friday – Joe Twichell wrote from Hartford to Sam:
I am ordered on duty—as reader of a Scripture lesson only—at the service named on the enclosed card [not extant], which will be in commemoration of the close of the Civil War.
Harmony proposes to attend it with me. It will require us to be in New York from Saturday night to Monday morning. There are plenty of places where we could stay while there, but our choice of all is 21 Fifth Avenue, and there shall be our quarters if you say so [MTP]. Note: Joe also related gratitude from Patrick McAleer’s people for Sam’s attendance at the funeral.
Clemens’ A.D. for the day: Clemens interview with Tchaykoffsky, and Clemens’ views regarding the Russian revolution—Clemens presides at meeting of the Association formed in interest of the adult blind—His first meeting with Helen Keller—Helen Keller’s letter, which Mr. Clemens read at this meeting [AMT 1: 462-467].
Isabel Lyon’s journal:
A turmoil—Mr. Clemens was tired all day. He lunched at The Players with Mr. Paine & Gerald Thayer & later Gerome [Brush] came in—Oh, it was as late as six o’clock—with the news that he cannot go on the West Indies trip with Gerald, for his heart isn’t strong enough for volcanic climbing such as they’re planning. Mr. Brush & Barry & Gerald were called in at about midnight to discuss it all; but earlier in the evening we—Jean & Gerome [Brush] & I—had gone over to the Gilders’, & I felt illish, so illish that to talk was like hawling bogs up by the roots out of black mud [MTP TS 60].
Cartoonist on the Evansville Courier, identified only as Alexander, wrote that he was sending under separate cover cartoons of Huck Finn and Tom Sawer that had made a “hit” in the newspaper, and he hoped Sam liked them [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter: “Likes the cartoon very much & thanks you for sending it.”
Sam’s piece “For the Russian Revolution” ran in the NY Herald, Times, and Tribune [Camfield’s Bibliog.].
I am ordered on duty—as reader of a Scripture lesson only—at the service named on the enclosed card [not extant], which will be in commemoration of the close of the Civil War.
Harmony proposes to attend it with me. It will require us to be in New York from Saturday night to Monday morning. There are plenty of places where we could stay while there, but our choice of all is 21 Fifth Avenue, and there shall be our quarters if you say so [MTP]. Note: Joe also related gratitude from Patrick McAleer’s people for Sam’s attendance at the funeral.
Clemens’ A.D. for the day: Clemens interview with Tchaykoffsky, and Clemens’ views regarding the Russian revolution—Clemens presides at meeting of the Association formed in interest of the adult blind—His first meeting with Helen Keller—Helen Keller’s letter, which Mr. Clemens read at this meeting [AMT 1: 462-467].
Isabel Lyon’s journal:
A turmoil—Mr. Clemens was tired all day. He lunched at The Players with Mr. Paine & Gerald Thayer & later Gerome [Brush] came in—Oh, it was as late as six o’clock—with the news that he cannot go on the West Indies trip with Gerald, for his heart isn’t strong enough for volcanic climbing such as they’re planning. Mr. Brush & Barry & Gerald were called in at about midnight to discuss it all; but earlier in the evening we—Jean & Gerome [Brush] & I—had gone over to the Gilders’, & I felt illish, so illish that to talk was like hawling bogs up by the roots out of black mud [MTP TS 60].
Cartoonist on the Evansville Courier, identified only as Alexander, wrote that he was sending under separate cover cartoons of Huck Finn and Tom Sawer that had made a “hit” in the newspaper, and he hoped Sam liked them [MTP]. Note: Lyon wrote on the letter: “Likes the cartoon very much & thanks you for sending it.”
Sam’s piece “For the Russian Revolution” ran in the NY Herald, Times, and Tribune [Camfield’s Bibliog.].
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